Industry leaders joined nominees for Asian Television Awards 2012 at Singapore’s Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in the morning to talk about their craft for the second ATA Showcase, while both aspiring and experienced production teams put their best ideas forward to the heads of programming and commissioning editors in the afternoon’s Superpitch 2012. ATA Showcase Speakers in the Technical & Creative Showcase explored how the technical aspects of storytelling, from … [Read more...] about Pitch Perfect
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Technical & Creative Awards
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Brad Dillon. What drives people to bring deadly animals into their homes? What dangerous mix of obsession, loneliness and desire causes them to live with animals that have the potential to kill? Despite the fearsome power and predatory instincts of the saltwater crocodile, there are some in Australia who keep them as pets. Francis Mauriks keeps two 10-foot “salties” in a shed in his backyard and Vicky Lowing shares her suburban home with three pet crocodiles, one … [Read more...] about Technical & Creative Awards
Performance Awards
BEST NEWS PRESENTER OR ANCHOR Anna Coren. Anna Coren is an award-winning anchor and correspondent for CNN International. Every weekday she hosts the morning news program ‘World Report’, broadcast live from the network’s Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Coren has been a journalist for more than a decade and has reported on location from some of the biggest news events in Asia Pacific over the last couple of years, including the death of Kim Jung II, the Tohoku … [Read more...] about Performance Awards
Programming Awards
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME (ONE-OFF/ SPECIAL) Taiwan Revealed: The Presidential Office. This one-hour program tells the story of the 100-year-old Presidential Building. Not just the history, the design and the architecture of this magnificent building, the program will also reveal how it is run on a daily basis, from catering and security to laundry and major diplomatic events. WINNER Taiwan Revealed: The Presidential Office Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd Discovery Channel Singapore … [Read more...] about Programming Awards
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terrestrial channel of the year WINNER KBS 2TV KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Korea terrestrial broadcaster of the year WINNER KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Korea The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) is the key public service broadcaster in Korea. As the most prestigious and infl uential organisation in the nation, KBS provides communication channels for diverse voices and opinions in the midst of the dynamic transformations of the 21st century. Established in 1927, KBS is proud of its … [Read more...] about And the Award goes to…
Globo appeal
Q: What advantages are there to start the year at NATPE? A: Starting the year by presenting our catalogue at such a relevant event is critical to the cycle of programming and sales. It is the most important event for Latin producers and distributors to reach out to the rest of the world, and we know how much impact NAPTE has on the European market as well. We also believe that it reaches Asia to some degree too. We begin thinking of a global strategy from the first day of the year. Q: Which … [Read more...] about Globo appeal
